Articles · Vol. 20 No 4 (1995): Afrique et développement: Numéro spécial de l'Institut sur le genre 1994

4 - Les femmes chefs de famille à Dakar

par Codou Bop

  • Codou Bop
    Codou Bop Population Council, Dakar, Sénégal
    Codou Bop is a Senegalese sociologist and journalist. She is committed to the defense of women's rights and against gender violence in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Résumé

This article is a synthesis of social works on, including the author's experience of, the social and economic changes in the urban families and peripheral districts of Dakar (Senegal), with a particular emphasis on women-headed households. The author reviews the characteristics of the such families and analyses the impact of the overall economic situation on their profiles. The author came up with the concept of 'women as breadwinners' with a precarious social status, despite the existing solidarity networks.

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  • Codou Bop, Population Council, Dakar, Sénégal

    Codou Bop is a Senegalese sociologist and journalist. She is committed to the defense of women's rights and against gender violence in sub-Saharan Africa.

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